At least two were killed when three car bombs exploded near interior ministry and security buildings in the Libya [4]'s capital Tripoli on Aug. 19—the first lethal attack of its kind since Moammar Qaddafi's fall last year. The first bomb blew up near the interior ministry's administrative offices in Tripoli but caused no casualties. On arriving at the site of the explosion, police found another car bomb that had not blown up. Minutes later, two car bombs exploded near the former headquarters of a women's police academy, which the Defense Ministry has been using for interrogations and detentions. That bomb killed two people and wounded two. The blasts took place early in the morning as worshippers prepared for morning prayers marking Eid al-Fitr, the celebration marking the end of Ramadan. Reports did not make clear if the dead were civilians or members of the security forces, but the downtown streets were crowded with worshippers. Authorities said they arrested 32 in the attacks, all suspected of being Qaddafi supporters. (World Bulletin [5], Turkey, NYT [6], Aug. 19)
